It's not that bad in Europe, but it's still bad. With swipe, I can swipe before the clerk has finished scanning my products, and then I can put my card back in

It's not that bad in Europe, but it's still bad. With swipe, I can swipe before the clerk has finished scanning my products, and then I can put my card back in my wallet. With chip, I have to wait after the clerk has scanned all the products and after he pressed the "pay with card" button on his terminal. During the authorization, I have to keep the card plugged into the POS. I do this while I bag my own goods, because in Europe the clerks do not fill up your bags like in the US. At some point during the packaging process, I have to stop to take my card back because I don't like to leave it there while the clerk has started processing the next customer. The experience sucks profoundly. The convenience at swiping at any time during idle time cannot be understated.